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William Godwin 1600 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Father: Thomas Godwin

Mother: Mary Bridger

Spouse(s): Mary Elizabeth, Elisabeth Godwin

Children(s): Mary Godwin, Elisabeth Godwin, William 1646, Edmund 1646, John Godwin, s. Goodwin, John Godwin, William Goodwin

In 1600, William Godwin entered the world in WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND, born to Thomas Robert Godwin and Mary Elizaberth Bridger. William Godwin married Mary Elizabeth, Elisabeth Godwin, and had children including Mary Godwin, Elisabeth Godwin, William Godwin II, 1646, Edmund Godwin, 1646, John Barnaby Godwin, s. of Wm. Goodwin Goodwin, John Godwin, William Goodwin. William Godwin passed away in 1664 in NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

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Biography

  • In 1600, William Godwin entered the world in WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND, born to Thomas Robert Godwin and Mary Elizaberth Bridger.
  • William Godwin married Mary Elizabeth, Elisabeth Godwin, and had children including Mary Godwin, Elisabeth Godwin, William Godwin II, 1646, Edmund Godwin, 1646, John Barnaby Godwin, s. of Wm. Goodwin Goodwin, John Godwin, William Goodwin.
  • William Godwin passed away in 1664 in NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Godwin
1589 – 1664
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, , England
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Mary Bridger
1616 – 1683
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Elizabeth
– 1738
Birth Location: –
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Elisabeth Godwin
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Godwin
1652 – 1710
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Elisabeth Godwin
Birth Location: –
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William 1646
1646 – 1710
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Edmund 1646
1646 – 1710
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
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John Godwin
1648 – 1789
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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s. Goodwin
1670 – 1642
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, USA
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John Godwin
1675 – 1687
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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William Goodwin
– 1640
Birth Location: –
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William Godwin's Ancestors

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William Godwin
1600 – 1664
Birth Place: WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND
Parents
Thomas Robert Godwin
1589 – 1664
Wrington, Somerset, , England
Mary (Elizaberth) Bridger
1616 – 1683
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Godwin's Descendants

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William Godwin (1600 – 1664) m. Mary Elizabeth ( – abt 1738) m. Elisabeth Godwin
  1. 1. Mary Godwin (1652 – Nov 21, 1710) m. Arthur WHITEHEAD (Abt 1654 – Jan 11, 1710) m. Arthur (II William Whitehead (VA)) (1648-1711) (1650 – 11 Jan 1710)
    1. 1. Martha Whitehead (1671 – 1760)
    2. 2. William (West) Whitehead (1672/75 – Aug 1750) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734)
      1. 1. William Whitehead (Abt 1710 – 1765)
      2. 2. Abraham Whitehead (1712 – 28 May 1766)
      3. 3. Joseph Whitehead (Abt 1712 – Abt 1781)
      4. 4. Tobias WHITEHEAD (1718 – Abt 1773) m. Susannah Edmunds (1725 – 1822)
      5. 5. Robert Whitehead (1720 – 1755) m. Elizabeth Whitehead (1702 – )
        1. 1. Thomas (Whitted, Sr.) [Esq] (Abt. 1740 – 05 Aug 1820) m. Mary Waters (1752 – 1805)
        2. 2. Matthew Whitehead ( – 1765)
      6. 6. Josiah (S) Whitehead (Abt 1720 – Abt 1809)
      7. 7. Lazarus Whitehead (1728 – Nov 1794)
      8. 8. Benjamin Whitehead (Abt. 1743 – Dec 06, 1794) m. Ursula (Mary) Arrington (1736 – Nov 1806) m. Francis
        1. 1. Isabella Whitehead (1766 – 1810)
        2. 2. Jonathan Whitehead (1766 – 1810)
        3. 3. Charles Whitehead (1768 – 1806)
        4. 4. James Whitehead (1770 – 1850)
        5. 5. William Whitehead (1774 – 1821)
        6. 6. Martha Whitehead (1780 – 1810)
        7. 7. Milbrey Whitehead (1780 – 1820)
        8. 8. Joseph Whitehead (abt 1785 – )
        9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead
        10. 10. Mary Hunter (1886 – 01 Jul 1930)
      9. 9. Jacob Whitehead (02 Nov 1779 – 11 Aug 1865) m. Elizabeth Rigden m. Sarah Hester (1770 – Feb 1850)
        1. 1. Jacob Whitehead (abt 1815 – 1852-1855) m. Zilpha Holland (1813 – 22 Jun 1870)
    3. 3. Arthur WHITEHEAD (1648 – 1731) m. Isabella (Purcell) (Pearsell) (1690 – Mar 12, 1744) m. Anne Cooke (1690 – 19 Nov 1750) m. Mary (Polly) Godwin (1673 – 1713)
      1. 1. Nathan Whitehead (1694 – Mar 1776)
      2. 2. Thomas Whitehead (1714 – 1768) m. Eliz'Th Smith
        1. 1. Amos Whitehead
      3. 3. Patience Whitehead (1715 – 1798) m. Jacob Vick (1715 – 11 September 1789) m. Joseph Newsom
      4. 4. Robert Whitehead (1715 – 1731)
      5. 5. Nathan WHITEHEAD (1719 – Mar 20, 1778) m. Mary (Ann) Davis (Apr 30, 1718 – 21 Aug 1760)
        1. 1. Louvella Whitehead (1735 – Bef. 1774)
        2. 2. Phereby Whitehead (1748 – Dead) m. James Odum
        3. 3. Rhoda Whitehead (1750 – 1823) m. David Nicholson (1738 – 1806)
        4. 4. Isabell Whitehead (1748 – Dead)
        5. 5. Benjamin (William) Whitehead (16 Jan 1740 – 6 Dec 1794) m. Ursula (Mary) Arrington (1731 – November 1806)
        6. 6. Thomas Whitehead (1744 – May 21, 1798) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Upham (1744 – 1832)
        7. 7. Chloe Whitehead (1748 – 1817) m. Erasmus Culpepper (1740 – Abt 1785)
        8. 8. Nathan Whitehead (1748 – 1812) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Upham (1744 – 1832)
        9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead (1750 – 15 Oct 1835) m. Sarah Walker
        10. 10. Mary (E) Whitehead (1752 – August 1783)
        11. 11. Henry Whitehead (Abt. 1754 – BEF. 1819) m. Drucilla Bledsoe
        12. 12. Matthew Whitehead (Dec 1774 – 1847)
        13. 13. Matthew Whitehead (Dec 1774 – 1847) m. Margaret Knight m. "MARY" (SUSAN) HOLLAND (1800 – )
      6. 6. Lazarus Whitehead (1722 – Nov 1784)
    4. 4. girl Whitehead (1674 – 1744)
    5. 5. Robert Whitehead (1674 – 1731)
    6. 6. Thomas Whitehead (1676 – 1711) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734) m. Elizabeth Culpepper
    7. 7. Selah Whitehead (1715 – 1743)
    8. 8. Nathan Whitehead (1694 – March 1776)
    9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead (1701 – Aug 1750)
    10. 10. Sarah Whitehead (1701 – Jun 1764)
    11. 11. Mary Whitehead (1710 – Oct 1781) m. Benjamin Denson (1720 – 1781) m. Weston Pope (1708 – Bef. 03 Sep 1784)
      1. 1. Joseph Denson (1750 – 1838)
      2. 2. Francis Pope (1742 – Jul 19, 1796) m. William Whitehead (1701 – Jun 06, 1750) m. William Whitehead (1730 – 3 October 1805)
        1. 1. William (George) Whitehead (1780 – 1825)
        2. 2. Jane (Williamson) Whitehead (Abt. 1771 – )
    12. 12. Edward Whitehead (1672 – Abt. 1726)
    13. 13. Sarah Whitehead (1689 – abt 1698) m. William Battle
    14. 14. Mary (Ann) Whitehead (1702 – 1714) m. William (Daniel) Fowler (1688 – 1727)
      1. 1. Daniel Fowler (1714 – 1783) m. Mary (Jane) Rollins (1725 – 1793)
      2. 2. DArcy Fowler (1716 – )
      3. 3. John Fowler (1720 – 1785)
      4. 4. William Fowler (1779 – )
    15. 15. William Whitehead (1701 – Jun 06, 1750) m. Abigail (Williamson) Bynum m. Francis Pope (1742 – Jul 19, 1796) m. Mary Paxton m. Rachael Lewis (1683 – )
      1. 1. Alison Whitehead m. John Sinclair
      2. 2. Mary (Alice) Whitehead (1867 – 1869)
    16. 16. Thomas Whitehead (1710 – 1768) m. Eliz'Th Smith
    17. 17. Arthur Whitehead (1715 – 13 Apr 1749) m. Patience Newsom
    18. 18. Joseph Whitehead (1715 – 1781) m. Faith Lane (1718 – 1772) m. Patience Newsom (1715 – )
      1. 1. Mary Whitehead (01 May 1737 – 1773) m. George Debord (May 10, 1728 – Apr 22, 1820)
        1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Debord (1752 – )
    19. 19. Lewis Whitehead (1701 – 19 Jun 1759) m. Mary (Watkins) Poore (1725 – 10 Sep 1795) m. Elizabeth Britt (1717 – )
      1. 1. John Whitehead (Abt. 1735 – 1787) m. Sarah Burcher (1739 – 1792)
        1. 1. Burcher Whitehead (1764 – 01 Sep 1814) m. Nancey Camden
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitehead (Feb 1764 – 22 Feb 1817) m. John (Pond) Smith (06 Aug 1754 – 07 Apr 1841) m. John Smith
        3. 3. Sarah Whitehead (1771 – Dec 1792)
        4. 4. James Whitehead (18 Dec 1783 – Apr 1865)
        5. 5. Nancey Whitehead (1750 – 22 February 1817)
      2. 2. Isabel Whitehead (1747 – 1793)
      3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Whitehead (1750 – Nov 1816) m. William Page (1743 – )
        1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Page (1754 – 1807) m. Thomas (R) Waters (1763 – 1832)
        2. 2. Nathaniel Page (1762 – Bet. 1830-1840)
        3. 3. Whitehead (P) Page (1769 – 1853) m. Jenny Atkins m. Rachel King
        4. 4. Thomas Page (1770 – 1837)
        5. 5. James Page (abt 1777 – 14 Jun 1862)
        6. 6. William (Byrd) Page (17 Mar 1778 – 1810)
      4. 4. Patty Whitehead (1750 – )
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Whitehead (1752 – 10 Mar 1839) m. Nicholas Nail (1754 – 18 April 1813)
        1. 1. Joseph Nail (19 November 1780 – 12 November 1859)
    20. 20. Sarah Whitehead (1719 – 20 Dec 1762)
    21. 21. Benjamin Whitehead (1728 – )
    22. 22. Ann Whitehead (1730 – 1773) m. Jesse Williams (13 January 1753 – Dec 21, 1833)
    23. 23. Nancy (Ann) Whitehead (1736 – 1798) m. Dempsey Butler (abt 1822 – )
      1. 1. William (Henry) Butler (19 Jul 1851 – 6 Feb 1921)
    24. 24. Lazarus Whitehead (1736 – 07 Jun 1775)
    25. 25. John Whitehead (1760 – 1759)
  2. 2. Elisabeth Godwin
  3. 3. William (Godwin II,) 1646 (1646 – 21 Nov 1710)
  4. 4. Edmund (Godwin,) 1646 (1646 – 21 Nov 1710)
  5. 5. John (Barnaby) Godwin (1648 – 1789)
  6. 6. s. (of Wm. Goodwin) Goodwin (1670 – abt 1642)
  7. 7. John Godwin (1675 – abt 1687)
  8. 8. William Goodwin ( – abt 1640)

William Godwin's Timeline

13 Records

1600
1600
Birth of William Godwin in WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND
WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND
1620
Abt 1620
Age 20
Birth of William Godwin
None
1626
1626
Age 26
Birth of William Godwin in Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1626
Abt 1626-1628
Age 26
Birth of William Godwin in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1626
1626
Age 26
Birth of William Godwin in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1646
1646
Age 46
Birth of William Godwin in Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1655
1655
Age 55
Birth of William Godwin
None
1664
1664
Age 64
Death of William Godwin in NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
1710
21 Nov 1710
Age 110
Death of William Godwin in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1710
21 Nov 1710
Age 110
Death of William Godwin in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1710
21 Nov 1710
Age 110
Death of William Godwin in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1816
22 Dec 1816
Age 216
William Godwin was baptized in Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
1853
24 Jul 1853
Age 253
William Godwin was baptized in St Marylebone Christ Church, England
St Marylebone Christ Church, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1620

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1626-1628
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: WRINGTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1816
    Event Place: Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1853
    Event Place: St Marylebone Christ Church, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P89/CTC/030

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1710
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1710
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1710
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
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